Every once in a while life hand you a moment so
precious, so overwhelming , that you almost glow. In 1970, Bilquis Begum experienced one.

Bilquis Begum makes her home in Gujrat, Pakistan,
but the Pakistani cinema caught up with her in Lahore.

She was offered the role of lead actress opposite
Mohammad Ali and Nadeem in her debut, mega hit film ‘Baazi,’ in 1970.

Around that time, Bilquis changed her name to
Nisho and achieved name, fame and respect in times due course.

Moreover, Mohammad Ali and Nadeem appeared together
for the first time in the film ‘Baazi’ (Director, Late Iqbal Shehzad, composer, Sohail Rana. ‘Baazi’
was also the first Pakistani movie to be shown on STN channel.

During her school days, Nisho fell in love with
a boy, Inam Rabbani. The mutual devotion and understanding resulted in their marriage.

Nisho had a daughter, Saheba, with Rabbani.

It so happened that Rabbani left Pakistan and
settled abroad. Years passed by and he did not return. Consequently, Nisho divorced Rabbani.

‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’.

Let the poets rhapsodize about the glamorous Nisho.
Let them pen their lines about her beauty and grace.

While they do so, let us focus our attention to
Nisho’s film career.

The following three films of Nisho were released
in 1971:

‘Yaar dais Punjab day’, ‘Baazi
gar’, ‘Ye Aman’.

The film ‘Ye Aman’ was written and
directed by Riaz Shahid.

The year 1973 proved to be the best year for Nisho’s
films. The following ten films of Nisho were released in 1973:

Nisho achieved enormous fame with the release
of the super hit film ‘Nadaan’, directed by Iqbal Akhtar. ‘Nadaan’ made diamond jubilee.